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Being BeBe (2021)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Emily Branham

Synopsis

The intimate journey and unpublished backstory of BeBe Zahara Benet – a charismatic drag performer originally from Cameroon, and the very first winner of the culture-changing phenomenon, RuPaul’s Drag Race. With over a decade of unprecedented access, we observe BeBe’s struggles with celebrity, authenticity, success, and failure.

Actors

BeBe Zahara Benet
BeBe Zahara Benet
Himself

Crews

Emily Branham
Emily Branham
Director
Marc Smolowitz
Marc Smolowitz
Producer
Jonathan Goodman Levitt
Jonathan Goodman Levitt
Executive Producer
Bat-Sheva Guez
Bat-Sheva Guez
Co-Producer

Trailers and other movies

Being BeBe: The BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary Trailer

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